Roof coatings

What JET said. I would add that the ever-increasing VOC restrictions are really eliminating choices of the better solvent based coatings. I have several thousand dollars worth of solvent based coatings that were outlawed due to the stricter VOC standards within months of buying them, and naturally the mfr won't take them back. The mfr was forced to go water based in order to comply, and by their own admission it is not nearly the quality of the solvent based product.

I wonder if the polyureas are Title 24 compliant?

salesman1 Said: hey does any one know of a GOOD coating for Rubber and or metal? i used Mule-hide a few times but after about 8 months the A350 started peeling.i have a few customers that need something done.any help would be great thanks

Preparation of the roof surface is key to ANY coating doing it's job. We only use solvent based products that are specially made for us locally. Stay away from water based and make sure you get a warranty inspection from the company.

JET

That is a tough one.

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Jedd wrote: [quote]..... but as you know we do alot of SPF ...

I did not realize that. As such, I'm sure you know more about any of the coatings than I do. We don't do much.

Could prove to be interesting stuff.>>>

I think it was the NRCA who did a study many years ago to learn what most of us already knew, that resaturants don't work as advertised because they don't penetrate much below the surface.

Tremco managed to have success because they have a very good pr>>>

.....it may have some of the same consistencies as polyurea Mike I don't know yet, but as you know we do alot of SPF and this product is apparently an acrylic coating to be applied over foam. We tend to use silicone coating and the foam PM has already de>>>

Jedd,

That sounds like polyurea. I'm not aware of an acrylic that will do that, but polyurea begins to set in just seconds.

The heat generated by the catalytic reaction generates so much heat that it will boil residual moisture, so you're description>>>

Ever heard of resaturants. It was quite the thing about 38 years ago. Some hot shot salespeople use to sell it to local school authorites as an economical solution for some very bad roofs. Unfortunately, when these same roofs had to be replaced, it cost t>>>

Two weeks ago we looked at a cutback and white granule roof we installed 17 years ago, and it looks almost as good as new. Cutback + granules, or cutback + poly fabric + granules = a very sellable longlasting system. But, it is intolerant of moisture on t>>>

Your just gettin' old egg......From what I've learnt, "Coating dry" is bone, arid, tounge swelling, eye bulging, no dew point dry. If not you are looking at a failed product down the road. One of our foamers was talking about a new acrylic product tha>>>

I'm getting the feeling that the difference between dry and completely dry might be enough to make a person nearly crazy. I'm guessing I don't need that. Right at the moment I have an annoying sinus infection, plantar fasciitis on my left foot, a sli>>>

Poly is great, so long as your substrate is dry. It's real bugger if it's not. Of course the equipment investment is a bit of a downer, too.>>>

What do you guys think polyurea?>>>

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I swear-if I could get the pickup tube stuffed into a cold keg of asphalt, this thing would spray it.>>>